Tapiwa Chirume STAFF WRITER chirumet@dailynews.co.zw HARARE City plans to launch a ground-breaking community health investment fund next month, that will allow its residents to pre-pay for medical services at its health institutions. The fund will be rolled out in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). “We have a…
GOVERNMENT says that Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be leveraged to promote inclusive development, ensuring rural learners are not left behind as Zimbabwe advances its digital transformation agenda. Speaking on the sidelines of a stakeholder engagement meeting at Lupane State University yesterday, the deputy chief secretary in the Office of the President, Paul Damasane, called for…
THE University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has reinstated six students who were suspended earlier this month for staging a campus protest in solidarity with striking lecturers. The students, Narshon Kohlo, Blessing Mtisi, Nodesha Maingehama, Tafadzwa Katsande, Tawana Hove, and Tariro Mtukura, all members of the Zimbabwe National Students Union UZ Chapter, had each received individual suspension…
RIOT police had to intervene yesterday after hooligans blocked a meeting in Harare meant to heal MDC divisions and to pave the way for a grand unity pact of the country’s fractured opposition. The violent thugs — who are allegedly affiliated to the Douglas Mwonzora MDC faction — locked the party’s central Harare head offices…
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has expanded its popular smartphone credit scheme, Kancane Kancane, by extending the repayment period from just three months to up to 24 months — with no initial deposit required. The move is set make smartphones significantly more affordable through the flexible repayment options of 6, 12, 18 and up to 24 months,…
Takudzwa Dhambu dhambut@dailynews.co.zw POLICE have arrested an Indian businessman and seized illicit brews worth US$165 000 from Mambo Beverages, a private limited company in Southerton, Harare. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said the arrests were part of an intensified police campaign against the illegal manufacturing of alcoholic beverages, aimed at protecting Zimbabwean citizens….
OVER 500 exhibitors are expected to showcase their products at this year’s Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (Zas) edition, highlighting the nation’s agricultural strength and progress. Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Zas chief executive officer, Rufaro Gumundu said 304 exhibitors had already confirmed participation and 62 710,64 square metres have already been allocated. “The strong uptake is…
POLITICAL EDITOR mashayab@dailynews.co.zw YOUTH minister Tino Machakaire has touched another raw nerve by claiming that government officials are misleading ministers with inaccurate information regarding the goings on in various departments. This comes after Machakaire recently said it was important that Zanu PF followers tell President Emmerson Mnangagwa the truth about what is happening in the…
Staff writer in BULAWAYO ONE of the country’s biggest psychiatric institutions, Ingutsheni Central Hospital, is chock-a-block with patients suffering from drug-related mental issues. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, the chief medical officer at Ingutsheni, Nemache Mawere, said about 70 percent of the hospital’s admitted patients were suffering from mental health problems associated with drugs….
PARIRENYATWA hospital is facing a severe shortage of intensive care units (ICUs) and specialised medical personnel, limiting its ability to perform daily heart operations. The revelation comes as Parirenyatwa has partnered with the Gift of Life International Foundation, which brings surgeons to Zimbabwe to assist with open-heart surgeries on children. Speaking to journalists in Harare…
